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Bring water to a boil in a tea kettle. 2. Preheat the teapot or cup to prevent the water from cooling too quickly when transferred. Simply add a small amount of boiling water to the pot or tea up that you are going to steep the tea in. 3. Cover the pot

Teapots steeped in tradition - San Jose Mercury News

WALNUT CREEK -- Drinking tea is a meditative ritual, one that starts with pouring the perfect cup. To maintain the serenity of the ritual, ceramist James Newton recommends using the perfect teapot. But enjoying tea becomes a much more personal ritual when the teapot is made by hand. Having just the right teapot not only enhances the enjoyment of tea drinking but also transforms it into a cultural experience, one that's steeped in tradition, Newton said. "That quiet moment of tranquillity when one is pouring tea and seeing the color of the tea is important," he said. Newton, a ceramics instructor at Civic Arts Education, will be teaching a new five-class teapot making session that begins Aug. "The teapot has to have the right feel for the person pouring the tea," said Newton. "How do you make the spout pour without dripping. Make a lid that fits. Once participants learn teapot construction basics, they can then design their own teapot. Janice Morgan, a student in his ceramics class at the Civic Arts studio, said Newton's passion for creating visually beautiful and functional pottery is truly inspirational. "His ability to explain and demonstrate different techniques keeps the pace and variety in the class exciting," Morgan said. Newton, who's been teaching pottery classes for more than 20 years at different venues, said that as an instructor, he provides information then sees where his students can go with the details given to them. "From the time you make your first teapot, you learn the fundamentals of teapot construction, different aesthetics and shapes," said Newton, who was a springboard diver in his preteen years in Lafayette before seriously pursuing ceramics in high... "In many cultures, drinking tea is a sign of status. What good is a pretty teapot if it isn't functional. Newton said learning proper teapot construction is worth the time and effort. "When holding the teapot feels so right, it pours beautifully," he said. "All the elements are pieced together to make it function well and provide enjoyment for the user. Nothing spoils a tranquil moment of enjoying tea quite like a teapot that splatters tea all over the place simply because the spout wasn't properly constructed, said Newton, who enjoys his own afternoon tea ritual. He's been making functional ceramic teapots for 15 years, continually exploring the glazing process and firing techniques. The teapot classes are recommended for advanced pottery students, he said. Janice Holve, a potter for nearly 20 years, said that as her potter's skills improved in Newton's classes she's become an avid collector of his work. "His functional pieces have an artistic flair and lightness few potters achieve," said Holve, Walnut Creek Clay Arts Guild vice president. She was such a fan of Newton's work that she convinced her husband to attend pottery class. Holve, who collects pottery from around the world, said she even took one of Newton's teapots with her to China to give to a tea connoisseur with an extensive teapot collection. After the teapot collector tested it, the teapot passed with flying colors, Holve said. "Jim's teapot poured perfectly without a single drop escaping after the pour," Holve said. "The vessel was light with a perfect thickness to keep the tea at the correct temperature. I have since heard that Dr. Chen uses this teapot with other guests.

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Homegrown Tea

Published by St. Martin's Griffin 2014

ISBN 9781250039422,1250039428

288 pages

Homegrown Tea explains how to grow a large variety of plants in your own garden, on a balcony or even on a window sill could become your tea cupboard. It shows you how to grow your tea from seeds, cuttings, or small plants, as well as which parts of the plant are used to make tea. Liversidge lays out when and how to harvest your plants, as well as information on how to prepare the plant, including how to dry tea leaves to make tea you can store to last you throughout the year. As a guide to using tea to make you feel better, there are nutritional and medicinal benefits. Finally, there is an illustrated guide to show how to make up fresh and dried teabags and how to serve a delicious homegrown tea. It is sustainable way to look at a beverage, which is steeped in history and tradition....

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No Stamp Act Teapot

This teapot was made in England about 1766-1770, possibly by the Cockpit Hill Factory, Derby, England. Inscribed on one side of the teapot is “No Stamp Act” and on the other is “America, Liberty Restored,” both within flowerheads and stylized scrolling leaftips in black. The cover is painted with a matching border.
Teapots such as this were made for sale to the American market soon after the 1766 repeal of the hated Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The Stamp Act required American colonists to pay a tax on all printed materials—from documents to playing cards. This was the first direct tax on the American colonies and provoked an immediate and violent response throughout the colonies.
The Stamp Act and ensuing Stamp Act Crisis were crucial to the shaping of the political landscape in the U.S. According to historian Gordon Wood, the colonists’ response to the Stamp Act emphasized “the suffrage itself as a basic prerequisite of representation—an...